COUSINS
A newsletter pertaining to the descendants of Robert Pepin and Marie Crete

September 2002 -- Vol 3, No. 9


In this month's COUSINS:

  • What's New

  • This month's Feature:  Robert Pepin and Elizabeth’s Royer review and introduction to Marie-Rosalie Pepin and Pierre Élie dit Breton’s children. 

  • Tanguay Said What?

  • Ramblings From the Editor

  • NewsLetter info

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 WHAT'S NEW

     The Monster Data Base is now partially online.  All three Pepin lines are up, as well as Boucher, Crête, Gaulin/Gosselin, Rocheron, Testu, and Voyer.  As time allows, I will be adding the other lines.  Not that it takes a lot of time to create the pages for each line -- PAF 4.0 handles that quickly and efficiently -- it’s that there’s just so darn many of them.  But I will eventually get them all uploaded.   And I haven’t finished entering info from Tanguay, so lines that are already up may change, but this was why I added an “Updated” column.

     A couple months ago I was gifted with the ownership – for two years – of the domain name fortlangley.ca.  With it came space to move my assorted websites.  I mentioned to my housemate’s son that due to the nature of my websites, two of the three could quite possibly get very large.  He smiled slowly and told be how much room he had on his server, adding that if I thought I could fill it up, go for it. 

     So I move the site over and things were going great until a rather wretched accident knocked the power out in his neighbourhood for several hours.  He decided that he would purchase a battery backup so that wouldn’t happen again, just as soon as he cured the hiccups his system developed after the sudden power outage, but before he could, there were some family emergencies (a death, a stroke, and a case of virulent pneumonia), and an essential business trip. 

     So, in light of this, if you try to go to the new site and get one of those “sorry we can’t find the page you’re looking for” do try again later.  Yeah, it’s kind of a drag but since he’s not charging me anything for hosting my suite of web pages, I can’t complain.

Oh yeah <lopsided grin, an URL might be a handy thing.

The Monster Data Base can be found at
http://www.fortlangley.ca/pepin/MDB.html

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THIS MONTH’S FEATURE:  Robert Pepin and Elizabeth’s Royer review and introduction to the children of Robert Pepin and second wife Marie-Anne Delasse.

     Last month we looked at Angélique (2Robert1Robert), and her husband, Joseph DEGUIRE.

Angélique is the youngest of Robert (Robert1) and Elizabeth’s kids.

Robert (Robret1) and Elizabeth had a total of 7 children:

1.  Marie-Isabelle, baptized 23 September 1701

2.  Marie-Charlotte, born 1 September 1703, côte St-François; baptized 2 September 1703, Montréal; married 26 Aug 1732, Montréal to Étienne Campion dit Labonté

3.  Marie-Françoise, born 20 September 1705, Montréal; baptized 20 September 1705, Montréal; married 28 Feb 1729, Montréal, Pierre Courcy; married 7 Jan 1738, Montréal, Elie Legros dit St Laurent

4.  Angélique, born 5 May 1707, côte St-Laurent; baptized 7 May 1707, Montréal; buried 16 July 1707, Montréal

5.  Jean-Baptiste, born 15 May 1708; baptized 16 May 1708, Montréal; died 11 April 1729; buried 12 April 1729, St-François, Ile d’Jésus.

6.  Madeleine-Louise, born 20 March 1710; baptized 21 March 1710

7.  Angélique, born 5 June 1711, baptized 5 June 1711; married 16 March 1731, St-Michel d’Yamaska, Joseph Deguire dit Desrosiers

These 7 children have an assortment of half-siblings.

Prior to being married to Robert (Robert1), Elisabeth Royer was married to Pierre Blais (5 June 1689, St-Jean, Ile d’Orléans).  Elizabeth’s children from that union were:

1.      François BLAIS, baptized 27 May 1691; married 7 January 1727, Québec, Marie-Marthe AMELOT; buried 13 April 1753

2.      Alexis BLAIS, baptized 8 April 1693

3.      Charles BLAIS, 6 March 1697

4.      Gabriel BLAIS, baptized 27 March 1699; married 31 May 1718, Boucherville, Catherine BAU

Elizabeth Royer was buried 22 June 1715, Montréal.

On 15 September 1715, Robert Pépin (Robert1) married Marie-Anne Delasse, daughter of Jean-Pierre Delasse and Jeanne Chabaudier dit Lépine.

Marie-Anne was baptized in 1691.

The first child of Robert (Robert1) and Marie-Anne was Louis PÉPIN, baptized 5 April 1716.  There is no other info on Louis.

The second child of Robert(Robert1) and Marie-Anne is:

Joseph Pepin, baptized 5 May 1717, St-François, Ile d’Jésus.

Joseph married 25 April 1746, Pointe-Claire Marie-Louise FRENCHE dit Laframboise.

Marie-Louise FRENCHE was baptized 24 July 1725, daughter of André Laframboise and Marie-Louise BIGRAS.

Joseph and Marie-Louise had 5 kids.

1.  Marie-Amable, baptized 6 October 1751; buried 21 November 1751, Ste-Geneviève, Montréal

2.  François, baptized 20 Oct 1753; buried 9 July 1754

3.  Joseph-Marie, baptized 23 May 1755

4.  Louis 15 February 1757

5.  Pierre, baptized 23 March 1759; married 10 June 1782, Montréal, Marie Vaillancourt.

     If you can add, subtract or correct any of the above, e-mail me and tell me about it.

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TANGUAY SAID WHAT?

     These are from the footnotes scattered through out the Tanguay.  I made a foray to the storage locker and got my spiffy French dictionary, so here we go:

7097-- Charles-François GRENIER and Elisabeth VÉSINAT, married on 19 April 1751, l'Ange-Gardien.  The marriage footnote says, on Tome 4, p 368, "Avec dispense du 3me au 4me degré."

Charlie and Liz had to get a dispensation for both the 3rd and 4th degree, meaning, I do believe that they were close enough cousins that they needed special permission to marry – though correct me if I’m wrong.

18182— Joseph GUAY, baptized 24 April 1722.  Footnote on his name, on Tome 4, p 389, says, "Tué accidentellement par son cheval dans l'écurie."

Joe’s death was due to an accident in the stable with a horse.

371—Pierre BOURGET, baptized 31 Dec 1699; buried 26 Sept 1756.  Footnote on his name, on Tome 1, p 79, says, "Acte qui termine le XVII siècle."

I think “le XVII siécle” means “17th century, and might even hazard a guess that Pierre’s was the last baptism of the 17th century, but I’m just not sure.

17632—Jean Guerganivet, baptized 1642; buried 15 Aug 1699.  Footnote on his name, on Tome 4, p 398, says "Et Kercanifet dit Lespèrance.  Habitant de Champagny.  Il vend, à Jean Juchereau de la Ferté, une habitation de 9 arpents aur 40, sise à la Rivière-aux-Roches, seigneurie des St-Anges, pour la somme de 55 livres."

Not too sure about the “Et Kercanifet dit Lespèrance”, but the rest looks a lot like perhaps a trade of a piece of property for 55 books, involving Jean Juchereau of Ferté.

18266—Louise SENÉCAL, baptized 1641.  Says the footnote on her name, on Tome 1, page 290, "Séparée de son marie, en 1679."

Separated from her husband – Pierre GUILBAUT-- in1679.

18375—Félicité HAMEL, buried 8 January 1701.  Says the footnote on her name, Tome 1, p 298, "Ces cinq enfants, tous au-dessous de neuf ans, périrent ar les flammes, dans l'incendie de leur maison, qui eut lieu 5 janvier 1701.  (Registres de Ste. Foye.)"

Something about 5 babies, maybe a house fire that killed her and 5 kids?

18400—Marie PESCHER, buried 20 November 1728.  Says the footnote on her name, on Tome 4, p 464, "A sa sépulture, elle est dite âgée de 100 ans."

When she was buried, it was said that she was 100 years old.

18399—Jean HAREL dit LEGAL, buried after 1703.  Says the footnote on his name, on Tome 1, p 299, "Ce nom a formé Janrel. A la marge de registre de son second mariage, on lit Hertel."

HAREL is a variation of JANREL.

13849—Thomas HAYOT.  Says the footnote on his name on Tome 1, p 300, "Le 11 juin 1646, se fit la séparation de nos fermiers de Beauport ; Boucher s'en alla, et Thomas Hayot demeurn chargé de tout, ce fut par un accord entre eux, --(j. des Jés.)

Looks like an unexpected job change, of one sort of another.

15538—Louis HÉBERT, buried 25 Jan 1627.  Says the footnote on his name, on Tome 1, p 301:

 "Première famille, établie à Québec, en 1617.-- Hébert reçut, en 1626, la confirmation d'un octroi de terre à lui fait, en 1623.  Dans sa demande, en 1623, au Duc Ventadour, il dit wue pour l'avancement du pays, ilavait vendu tous ses beins à Paris, ayant quitté ses parents, et amis opur donnerie commencement à une colonie et peuplade chrétienne.

"La colonie éprouve une perte réelle, par lam ort de Louis Hébert, qui, après Champlain, avait pris la plus grande part à l'établissement de Québec, et à l'avancement de la Nouvelle-France.  'Ce été, dit Champlain, le premier chef de famille résidant au pays qui vivait de ce qu'il cultivait.' -- Ferland, p 220

"On enterra solennellement le coprs de Louis Hébert dans le eimetière des Récollets, au Couvent de St. Charles.  Le terrain ayant été bouleversé, plus tard, on trouva ses ossements, renfermés dans un cercueil de cèdres.  En 1678, le Père Valentine LeRoux, Supérieur des Récollets, les fit transporter dans la cave de l'église de ces Religieux, à la Haute Ville de Québec.--Leclerc, t. II, p 128

"Le terrain des Récollets de la Haute-Ville n'avait été donné que le 28 mai 1681, et la chapelle ne fut bàtie qu'en 1682.

"D'après M. Laverdière, la maison d'Hébert était dans le jardin duSéminaire de Québec.  On a trouvé, en 1866, le solage de cette maison, près la porte dujardin, dans la grande allée.

"La maison d'Hébert fut le premier bàtiment élevée à la haute-Vile.  Elle devait étre entre la rue Ste. Famille et la rue Couillard.--Ferland, t. I, p 190.

"Hébert compte, parmi ses noinbreux descendants, quelques unes des plus illustres familles du Canada : Joliet, DeLery, DeRamesay, D'Eschambault, Fournier, Mgr. Taschereau, archevêque et évêque Blanchet, de l'Orégon, et Mgr. Taché, évêque de la Rivière-Rouge."

In short, Louis Hébert and wife Marie Rollet were the first family to get established in Quebec, in 1617.

3664—Jacques HERTEL, baptized 19 March 1667; buried 4 September 1748.  Says the footnote on his occupation, on Tome 1, p 305, "Sieur de Cournoyer, capitaine dans le détachement de la marine."

The guy in charge of Cournoyer and a captain of a detachment of the sea-services.

3665—Marguerite-Thérèse GODFROY, buried 22 July 1739; wife of 3664 Jacques HERTEL.  Says the footnote on her name, on Tome 1, p 305, "Morte après une vie exemplaire et vraiment chrétienne."

Died after a living a good and truly Christian life

3579—Marguerite DE THAUVENET, baptized 1646.  Says the footnote on her name, on Tome 1, p 305, "Elle était venue avec madame De la Peltrie, pour se consacrer à l'éducation des jeunes sauvagesses; mais l'impossibilité de former un établissement engagea Mlle. Thauvenet à prêter l'oreille aux sentiments que M. Hertel avait pour elle.  M. De Chambly, tué dans une campagne d'Italie, l'avait instituée son héritiere."

She and Madam De la Peltrie started a school for youngNative girls and something about Mr De Chambly dying in Italy.

3667—François HERTEL, baptized 3 July 1642; husband of Marguerite DE THAUVENET.  Says the footnote on his name, on Tome 1, p 305, "Captif chez les Iroquois.-- Charlevoix.  Un des ancêtres de fou Sir Etienne Taché."

François was a captive of the Iroquois as well as the ancestor of Sir Etienne Taché.

And last but not least,

3576—Jacques HERTEL, baptized 1630, buried 10 August 1651; father of 3667, François HERTEL.  There’s two footnotes for Jacques.

The first is his name, on Tome 1, p 305, "Captif des Iroquois."

He, too, was a captive of the Iroquois

The second is his name, on Tome 1, p 305, Inventaire.-- Greffe d'Ameau."

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 RAMBLINGS FROM THE EDITOR

Not too much to ramble about this month.  Things have been hectic, but then again I’ve been to three historic reenactment events plus a once a week gig at a local historic site.  The latter is kind of fun.

The site is Irving House, one of the few houses to survive the Great New Westminster Fire in 1898.  I and a one or two of the other ladies in the Royal Engineers went down every Thursday to sit on the front porch and sew, wearing appropriate clothing and doing “period correct” sewing.

The best part is riding the bus down to Irving House in costume.  My persona a 40-something, working class Métis woman; part of the costume is a tump basket. (A tump basket is like most any other largish basket used for carrying things, except it’s suspended from a “tump” line that goes over the forehead and back over the shoulders so the back and neck take most of the weight of the load, leaving the hands free.  In fact if you go look at the picture about 2/3rds of the way down http://www.fortlangley.ca/pc101.html, you maybe can see why the bus driver and passengers had such a hard time NOT looking at me.  <chuckle>

It took almost three weeks before the bus driver could/would look me in the eye, and then I’m pretty sure it was only because the gal across the street decided to join us and we talked about Irving House on our bus ride there.

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NEWSLETTER INFORMATION

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     Back issues of COUSINS can be found at:

http://www.fortlangley.ca/pepin/cousins.html

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     If for any reason you wish to change the way you receive the newsletter -- or if you no longer wish to receive COUSINS -- drop me an e-mail at lisa@fortlangley.ca and tell me.

     If you just wanted to chat, my number is -- for now -- 604-524-0507.

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(Insert cheeky grin <HERE>)
This month's was finished 8 September 2002, 9:51pm PDST

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